Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-13

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ths isarnalinm 81 the woFlA
Ksfko9 esq 80 BE- s1nsarsd via
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- eolises I'll he nsws and rsess1t > .
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assd. 4 would assEo4iy Be fair 70 so1-
paEs him win any A@sEiean toaFnaiiss.
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saiu 10 shs Uniaed Btssss. His career
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ess iourralkaais ssEs@F Of HsEaca 0sss-
Isy. Llks ths ID Tvfbuss, he Mossou
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um vhteh o0nvsys ne opinions Of iis
oaatos 70 ne World u b 10 bsttsR as .
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elss hass mads q fasoas thsoaaao1s
ths world As Ia he cass Of ths TFsss''s'
also, he fame Of Ne ediioE has Fissn
shove me fame Of bis Journal. Tbs par
sonai exeseds tie iSarnalissis. Ths 81
tsranses Of ihs journal are quoted -
Ne opGnioas Of Kstkoa rather than -
thoaa Of ths essstfs. 10 b IL this strong
individuality whieh marks his YORK,
and Ia The bold and dstsEminsd nat1Ts
Of his uttsranesa thas KaakCG may Be
said 70 Fess mhis Grsslsy.
The di6sulsias vhieh Kaakoa he's
ovsEeons ean scarcely Be appreciated
b. tie AmsFisan psepis. IL this eoun'
tFy, whsFe q newspapeF can say vithoai
fear almost anything that he %
iaoT CHOOSES, vigorous optnions All
expected from Ihs press, and strooG
ussssaness are customary. The Cd
itos Of . Newspaper can detsEmins
apon 9 course and foliov u fol
years without fear Of interference
In Russia. however, Ill this is different.
. The government exercises . rigid cen
sosshIp over TIE press, and no article Y
allowed 10 aVpeaF which conflicts viii
the opinions Of the gsveEnment or sveI
hats 81 auah thing ~ distFusting ID
wisdom Of its aelioRs. Russian ioarn
ais mag be said TO be nothing tnor
than mouthpleces Of the Car, ami
their policy changes - often - th'
mind Of their master. The Unite
nambsr Of The psOpls who read ID
: journals understand this, and the ed
: toFial utssFanees Of pTominsnt paps
are universally accepted IS Indication
y Of the policy Of the government.
In the face OF ell this, however, ID
Moaoou Gazette, or rather u. Katkci
iss editor, has been bold and feaFies
70 TEE editorial utteEances Of the GaSst
I. have e0T years been the wonder
D Earopa. Katkoa has not hesitated
. differ with the government or TO d
Q. nounoe les policy. He has publishs
% state secrets. denounced prominent
y noials and spoken with Q disregard
B. The oensoRs which weuld have sent 81
Of other editor 10 Siberia withcut Q tFit
a. Il has frequently been said that II Of
O. other Russian paper would give utts
be ancs bat once 10 sach matter a. Is
IL be found 10 The columns Of the Moscc
Of 6sssifs every week, Il would Be 90
IA pressed and lie editor would be on Z
IA uay 10 Siberia within tVeniy-fouF boul
M Strange 10 relate. however, n. Ks
kon has never even eeen censurs
70 Often differing With the policy Of
IA government and den0unoinR 10 With
N savage severity which again Eemiu
M. one Of Greeley. be has. nevertheless,
Drs tanned an entirely inexplicable int
IRE enes over The CEaF, whe has sought
,ot adviee on ell occasions. One day
eh denouness the government In the nj
h. bitter terms, and within foFty-sie
"a hours be is slOsstsd with the CEI
nv much 10 the ohaerin OF the Ministt
i've Who would like nothing better than
b. zee The defiant editor seat 10 sibei
M without ceremony.
,at KaskoH is the leader Of the NstioE
ma party Of kRssia. He believes In an {
m. REessive Russian policy and In the q
\. nsxatlon Of all the SlaV States TO RI
n. sta. and be is intensely anti German
Ia bis sentiments. He believes 0eFma
Ia. 10 be the greatest enemy Of Russia ~
y, vould have Russia bead al her enc
gisa to the task Of humblina b
naughty nsighboF. OF course, u
govsrnmsnt hss not followed his o.
vice 90 completely a. he desires, and
% this fact his savage criticisms are q
be tributsd. Il is generally believe
H. however, that Katkoff's visws ere {
. ereaIy shared By The EG5eFOE, vi
ir dare not openly preas them, and th
e. IN this secret sympathy between q
10 monarch ard the editor lies the seer
70 Of The immunity Of the Moscow Gassi
. from The rigid censorship which hole
10 all other Russian journals 10 check.
Whatever may be the secret Of Ka
70 ksf's power. be 10 wOsdeEful writer.
D. great editor and great man. He
II next 10 The Emperor, the ruler Of Ru
" sla. and be has By bis holiness 90
a Aadseity made . dsapotism As free as
10 democracy, 80 far a. be Is PERSONAL
10 concerned. In bis death Russia wOal
, loss sae Of its foremost men and ID
q woEld 3 leader OF thoasht who's
J. achievements seem greater the mol
they ere contemplated.